The Thoeny Residence, 2008: the architects own home. With more than just a tip of the hat to the now famous mid-century modernist Palm Springs aesthetic, Thoeny has incorporated revivalist elements into a new program for desert luxury living.

With its over 1.5 acre site, and location where Lombardy ends at the Eaton Canyon Wash, this property has a park-like ambiance.

Parker Residence, 1964. Cubism and a pure white palette suggest a Bahamas influence to this modernist beach house overlooking Abalone Cove, and across to Catalina Island.

The Schaffer Residence, 1949 by John Lautner. Sited in a wooded valley of Glendale's Verdugo Mountains.

Live/work opportunity - In the midst of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods is this free-standing loft building with a soaring bow-truss roof, upper-floor bedroom, roof deck, and limitless potential.